My brother attended this institution it was very beneficial to his mental health. I sadly didn’t get the same thing from it: the school is great but didn’t work well for me. The idea itself is great and thank you so much for helping my brother.

I wish I had gone to a school like this. In 7th grade, I was tested by a psychiatrist because I wasn't paying attention in class after getting straight A's all throughout grade school. I was found to have a 135 IQ and to be reading and writing at a college level. I was reading books like The Science of Good and Evil by Michael Shermer and Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge at the time. The psychiatrist's recommendation? Ritalin. We didn't have any gifted programs in my rural area. I could have taken classes at my local community college but no one even thought of it. My parents had no idea how to help me either. It led to a miserable high school experience defined by boredom, isolation, and frustration.

My son is 7 and this school would be his dream school

Thank you for creating these opportunities for young gifted people. I've recently found out about my giftedness but I'm already far into my university career. There are so many things I've been starting to realize about my time at elementary and secondary school. The way you have organized your education system sounds great for gifted people. I'm too late myself to significantly alter my experience at school but I will use this information to be more aware of when I need more challenge or something else in general. I tutor students, so I will also try to create learning environments for all students that are fun and inspiring, especially for the more intelligent, unchallenged among them. I have such a desire to learn more about giftedness. And to learn about why people get bored and how I can help. I've learned tons about myself, learning strategies and how to empathize with many people of many levels. I hope to be able to get many insights that will perhaps add to the gifted community in the future. I've honestly always thought I wanted to keep out of the gifted community for some reason. But I've been having stronger feelings that contradict that past urge. We'll see. Thank you for the efforts!

Excellent work, Davidson Academy. Thank You. Keep up your high standards and approachable style. 🎼

just love you you're amazing my son just became a Davidson Young Scholar!

In terms of a Mensa IQ of 172 (with a standard deviation of 24), it is equivalent to a Wechsler IQ of 145 (with a standard deviation of 15). And the Davidson Academy accepts applicants with a Wechsler IQ145 or above.

A very good idea, and in the summers they should spend time in the greater society so they round out a bit.

Seems like paradise

Nice! Almost as good, as Elon Musk's school. By the way, in the small country, where I was born - Bulgaria, there are many gifted programs and schools since very long time. Bulgaria, with population of 6 million, has more gold medals of the international math and physics olypmiads, than countries like UK, Germany and France. And about a third of the gold medals of countries like USA, China and Russia.

I'm no super genius like these guys but I would've loved to do things in school that were interesting instead of getting straight fs in high school and studying philosophy at home

Ths is my dream school.. but i'm not in the us :c

Wonderful!

Anything like there elsewhere in the US?

Looks dope...

Great, but the truth is most of your success in life comes from your looks, your practical skills and who your friends are. Let's not give these kids false hope.

IQ 116

I have an inkling that my cognostications deem inversely futile regarding excessive invigoration, thus transcending an individual beyond the encapsulated prism of one's perceptual limitations. Man, I'm clearly NOT gifted. -_-

I have an IQ of 187, and I don't feel smart at all. I just feel like I have an unusual ability to think fast and come up with unthinkable solutions.

Correction: This school is for "profoundly" privileged kids whose parents have a lot of money. Studies show that these children are no more or less likely to succeed relative to their peers who attend public school. If they tell you "your child is profoundly gifted, they should attend this school" what they are really trying to say is "give us all your money, we are a big business..."